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W; L. CRAIG.

MOTOR CYCLE STAND.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 10. 1919.

1,304,457. Patented May 20, 1919.

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W. L. CRAIG.

MOTOR CYCLE STAND.

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I WALTER L. CRAIG, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented my; 20, 1919.

Application filed February 10, 1919. Serial No. 276,076. i

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER L. CRAIG, a citizen of the United States, residing at Washington, in the District of Columbia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Motor-CycleStands, of which the following is: a specification.

In the present construction of supporting stands for motorcycles, the stand is pivotally connected to the rear axle of the machine and, is swung beneath the machine when in operative position, 'being held by a catch on the rear fender when in inoperative position. It is necessary for the motorist to leave his mount ,on the motor, and with his hand orfoot unlatch the stand from its connection with the mud guard, to swing the same beneath the rear wheel and in so doing able amount lift the rear POItlOIl of the machine. In a like manner the stand must be returned to its inoperative position when the machine is 7 to be propelled. This requires a consider- I f strengthand physical exertion as well as the annoyance occasioned the motorist in dismounting. to operate the ,stand.

It may thereforevbe considered the primary obj ect of the present invention to proposition vide a stand for motorcycles which maybe brought to both operative and inoperative by the motorist without necessitathim'leaving his seat on the machine.

t r-is a further object of the invention to produce a'stand for motorcycles which shall be of a comparatively simple construction, easily operated from cheap to manufacture,

the seat of the machine to bring thesame to 1 either its operative or inoperative position,

" iently to of such positions. I

It is a still further object of the invention to produce a stand for motor vehicles where- 7 in the operating means is located conventhe rider of the machine and which is. of such a construction as to insure the positive operation thereof, and further one which may be appliedto any ordinary construction of motorcycles.

,Other'objects and advantages will present themselves as the nature of the invention-is better i understood, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which there isillustrated a simple and satisfactory em- .bodiment of the invention reduced to practice and in which:

' thereon.

elevation of a motor- 7 cycle provided with the improvement, the

full lines indicating the operative position I of parts and the dotted lines the inopera' tive position of parts.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the improvement detached.

F 3 1s a sectionalvi w p r -a y .;.1

on the line 33 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view illustrating the bracing means between the swinging arms of the device.

Fig. 5 is an elevation, partly in section illustrating a modification.

Fig. 6 1s a view illustrating the bracing means for the foot of the stand.

V Fig. 7 is a view illustrating the bracing means for the curved arms connected with the stand. v V v In the drawingsthe numeral 1 designates a conventional construction of motorcycles.

improved stand proper is substan tially similar to that ordinarily employed,

the same comprising. a substantially 7 shaped member havingparallel arms 2, that constitute the sides thereof and a connect- The foot is centrally curved tially straight surfaces 4 which contact with ing member forthe arms which is in the nature of a foot and which is indicated by the numeral 3. -inwardly providing two separate substanthe ground when the stand is brought to v,

operative position. 7 Between the foot portion 3 and the sides 2 of thestand angle brace members 5 are arranged. The arms or sides 2 of the stand have their outer ends provided with alining openings which re- 1 ceive therethroughrthe projecting ends of the axle 6 fortherear wheel 7 -of .the maand which will befirmlysupported in either chine, whereby the stand is pivotally connected to the machine. Suitable nuts, of

ing ends of the axle for retaining the stand To the arms or sides 2 of the. stand, near plates 8. wheel 7 so that one of them each of thesides of the machine.

Loosely orhingedly connectedto each of the curved or segmental plates 8, adjacent to the'free ends of the said plates, as at 9,

are angularly extending members 10 and 11 respectively, the said members being, of

vcourse, disposed to the opposite sides of the machine. The members 10 and 11, are in the nature of flat bars or plates and are each .course, engage with the threaded projectprovided with widened portions 12 having elongated slots 13 therethrough. Secured in any desired manner and at any desired point on the machine 1, preferably to the seat post 14: thereof below the gas tank 15, is a laterally extending shaft 16, and the ends of this shaft pass through the openings 13 in the widened portions 12*of the members 10 and 11.

The member 10 is longer than the member 11, the extending portion thereof providing a lever 17, and the outer end of the said lever is preferably provided with a headed knob 18.

The members 10 and 11, adjacent to the free endvof the member 11, are connected by an arched brace 19, the brace being arranged in the space between the seat post 14:, the gas tank 15 and the engine of the machine.

Secured on one side of the machine 1, at any suitable point, and in any desirable manner, is a rack 20. The toothed surface 21 of the rack is covered by an outer plate 22, the said plate being either integrally formed with or having angle ends 23 connected to the ends of the rack plate 20. The teeth 21 of the rack plate define straight shoulders and angle walls therebetween, the said angle walls being, for the major portion of the length of the teeth directed upwardly with respect to the rack, but one of the teeth, indicated for distinction by'the numeral 24 has its straight shoulder disposed opposite the lower connecting element 23 for the guard 22 of the rack, this shoulder, for distinction being indicated by the numeral 25. Between the guard and the shoulder 25 is a spring influenced presser plate 26. The space between the guard 22 and the teeth of the rack 20 is sufficient tosnugly receive therebetween the lever 17 and it will be apparent that when a downward pressure is exerted upon the lever 17 on the knob or handle 18 thereof, the members 10 and 11 will slide on the shaft 16 a predetermined distance, breaking the joint between the said members 10 and 11 and the segmental plates 8, which is indicated by the numeral 9, to bring the device to inoperative position as illustrated in the dotted lines in Fig.1 of the drawings. In so doing the lever 17 contacts with the presser plate 26, and a slight lateral movement of the lever brings the same beneath the shoulder 25 of the tooth 24:, the lever being held in such engagement by the influence of the spring presser plate 26. When the device is to be brought to opera tive position the lever is given an outward pull to bring the same between the guard 22 and the toothed surface 21 of the rack 20 and is drawn upward of the rack, a lateral movement in an inward direction causing the lever to engage with any of the shoulders provided by the teeth and thus arrangre'spect to the wheel.

desired angle with In this manner the foot portion of the stand may be brought to contact with the ground surface without elevating the rear wall, and also in this manner the rear wall and the rear of the machine may be raised above the ground surface.

In some makes of motorcycles the space between the engine, the seat post and the gas tank is comparatively smalhtand isnot. sufficient to permit of any determined movement of the brace 19 in such space, and coning the stand 2 at any sequentIy will not permit of the desired longitudinal movement of themembers 10 and 11. In such makes of machine these members are pivoted direct to a shaft or axle 27 This construction 'is-illustratedin Fig. 5 of the drawings, and only one-ofthe operating members'is disclosed, the same being indicated by thenumeral 28. One of the. segmental members connected to the sides of the stand is particularly illustrated in the said figure and is indicated by' the numeral 29. To this -member is loosely or hingedly connected, as at 30 a socket 31 which receives therein the end of the -mem-' ber 28 and between the end of the said member 28 and the inner and closed end ofthe socket 31 is a pressure spring 32. This arrangement, it will be-noted,obviates the necessity of the slidingmovement of themember 28, the socket 31 at all times engaging the said member, and thespring 32 at all times exerting a pressure between the socket and'the said member 28.

"It is believed,.from the foregoing description, when taken in connection with the drawings, that the-simplicity oftheyconstruction and the advantages thereof "will be readily apparent to those skilledin'the art to which such inventionsappertain and that a more detailed explanation will'notbe necessary.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is

1. In combination with a motorcycle, of a substantially U-shaped stand pivotal1ysecured to the rear axle thereof, said stand having its connecting portion centrally arched to provide two spaced contact surfaces, segmental members secured-to the sides of the stand, members pivoted for sliding movement on the machine and hing edly connected to said segmental members,

brace means between the pivoted members, a

, rack engaged by oneof said members, said rack having an outer guard plate, a shoulder below the teeth of the rack, and a spring influenced presser plate below said shoulder.

2. In combination with a motorcycle, of a supporting stand for the rear Wheel therefor including a U-shaped member straddling said rear wheel and pivotally connected to the axle thereof, segmental members connected to the sides of the stand arranged I concentric to the Wheel and directed toward the front of the machine, members on the opposite sides of the machine hingedly secured to said segmental members, a brace connecting said last mentioned members, said members having elongated slots therethrough, a shaft secured to. the machine passing through said slots, one of said members being extended to provide a lever and 10 carried by the rack for engaglng with the lever for retaimng the same in engagement 15 with one of the teeth of the rack.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature.

WALTER L. CRAIG.

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